The Award-Winning House

Decorating and furnishing your house is an expression of your personality and your history; the culmination of your experiences, preferences and cultural values packed into the one environment that is within our control. It is no wonder that our home is so important to our comfort and well-being. In this gallery you can visit my house, which won a ‘Creative Conversion’ award in Period Living Magazine recently (January 2016 issue), and suss out what kind of person I am… If you are interested in facilitating your own style, find out how my courses are designed to help you to find your own voice and visit the ‘Lottie’s Workshops’ page.

The wallpaper in this bedroom is by Laura Ashley - I couldn't afford the paper I really wanted but now have the pleasure of decoupaging birds, frogs and butterflies to make it more interesting

For the French bed I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint with a scumble glaze.

I love the shape of this coffee table, painted in Annie Sloan's 'Old Violet'.

The painting is of my son Tom in the garden here at the house with his beloved little dog 'Lady'

I have always loved yellow - this version was inspired by paint in a secret church in Amsterdam, whilst the banisterdesign was copied from a holiday cottage in Suffolk.

This is a room that was totally overlooked by Period Living, which was interesting, because libraries must be an endangered species. The room used to be a grain store and is vaulted with bookshelves climbing right up to the top. I have left the floor as i found it.